American badger

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q232129
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American badger

Summary

American badger is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,888 views/month, #621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American badger's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American badger is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American badger's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American badger belongs to the parent taxon Taxidea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, American badger is Taxidea taxus[7].
  • American badger's Commons category is recorded as Taxidea taxus[8].
  • American badger's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taxidea taxus[9].
  • American badger's Commons gallery is recorded as Taxidea taxus[10].
  • American badger's original combination is recorded as Ursus taxus[11].
  • American badger's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. taxus'}[12].
  • American badger is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American badger'}[13].
  • American badger is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Badger'}[14].
  • American badger is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Silberdachs'}[15].
  • American badger is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'melandru americanu'}[16].
  • American badger is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'borsucznik amerykański'}[17].
  • American badger is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'borsuk amerykański'}[18].
  • American badger's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+25'}[19].
  • American badger's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/muste/amba/ambafrm.htm[20].
  • American badger's taxon range is recorded as United States[21].
  • American badger's taxon range is recorded as Canada[22].
  • American badger's taxon range is recorded as Mexico[23].

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Classification

American badger's scientific name is Taxidea taxus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Taxidea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Silberdachs'}[15], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'melandru americanu'}[16], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'borsucznik amerykański'}[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'borsuk amerykański'}[18].

Identifiers

American badger's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41789[24]. American badger's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30554[25]. American badger's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328595[26]. American badger's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434102[27]. American badger's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180565[28].

Why It Matters

American badger ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,888 views/month, #621 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon range United States, Canada, Mexico
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